Susan Granger's review of 'Vampire Academy'

Published 4:56 pm, Friday, February 21, 2014

Think of it as "Twilight" hybrid, set in a "Harry Potter" Hogwarts-like boarding school for bloodsuckers, as teenage girls cope with dating dilemmas while they battle evil supernatural forces.

Insofar as exposition goes, there are three tribes of vampires: the full-blooded, mortal Moroi, peaceful folk who don't kill people when they drink their blood; the half-human, half-vampire Dhampirs, who guard the Moroi; and the evil, undead Strigoi, who are ruthless, vicious marauders, killing and drinking their victims' blood. Conflict inevitably occurs when the demand for hemoglobin exceeds the supply.

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Returned to St. Vladimir's (a.k.a. Vampire Academy), somewhere in Montana, after running away, 17-year-old Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch) is a loyal Dhampir whose mission is to protect her best friend, Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir (Lucy Fry), a Moroi princess and the last in her lineage. As Lissa learns how to manipulate the elements (fire, water, air and earth), she and Rose can communicate telepathically. Complicating matters are the inevitable gossip, clique bullying, preparations for the Equinox dance and forbidden romance.